A couple recent Burgs of note
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2007 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Corton-Charlemagne - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru (5/28/2020)
Decanted and drunk over several hours.
Fresh cream, orchard fruit, salted nuts, and white flowers on the nose. Rich and expansive on the palate, this has gained breadth, but lost some of the laser sharp focus of my last bottle. That said, there is plenty of tension. Ripe yet with a limestone chiseled structure behind the breadth and richness. This has the structure to carry its weight and then some. Powerful, yet deft on the palate with more orchard fruits, creme brulee, buttered popcorn, and florals. Very long, with a mouthwatering stony-chalky finish. It did grow with several hours in a decanter, but it is more evolved than I would have expected based on the brilliant, very youthful showing last time. I will try another bottle soon to see if this is representative. Outstanding and then some, but not emotional like the last bottle. 94 (94 pts.)
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2014 Marc Colin et Fils Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru (5/24/2020)
Drunk over two nights
Tightly wound at first, it slowly opens with chalk, citrus pith, lemon curd and white flowers on the nose. It’s focused and deep, yet kept fresh and clean in its mid weighted frame. Stony, soil, and acid driven on the palate with a sense of minerality and focus. It has good dry extract, but most of all a sense of stoniness and depth without weight. A rock heads wine. Mouthwateringly fresh with citrus more than orchard fruit and subtle wood acting more in a supportive role to the soil driven theme. Outstanding youthful wine that gained clarity and focus on day two. (92 pts.)
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